CSIM

Deep Dive

Keith Michon Jr

Beth Donahue

March 2022

CSIM Deep Dive

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with Keith Michon and Beth Donahue

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Description: In this session presenters will share ideas to help students document ideas when planning and resources to help with coding and connecting hardware for their projects. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore ways to help students use inputs and outputs with Micro:bits in their final projects.

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Agenda:

• Introductions (5 min)
• Planning and Documenting ideas (5 min.)
• General Tips (5 min.)
• Hardware Demonstration (15 min.)
• Deep Dive Inputs/Outputs (50 min.)
• Q&A / Survey (10 min.)

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Introductions

Name: Keith Michon

District: Fall River

Grade: 6 - 8

How long have you been teaching CSIM?

2015 - ICS/ 2017 CSIM

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Name: Beth Donahue

District: Sandwich

Grade: 8

How long have you been teaching CSIM?

• 2019 CSIM

Planning and Documenting Ideas

• Problem statements and Design statements
• Problem Statements 1
• Problem Statements 2
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• LED planning
• Animation Planning
• Flowcharting (Google or Lucidchart)
• Wiring Diagrams
• What and how do students submit work?
• Blinking Message Submission (sample)

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General Tips

• Update Micro:bit
• Comment code
• Test links in incognito mode (more menu → New Incognito Window)
• Wiring Diagrams DL resource
• Catching up absent students: Input Topic Board, Output Topic Board
• Mini-challenges (Initials and animation, Game show)
• Building a Velostat Pressure Sensor video

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Hardware Demonstration

Test program

Digital Switch

Security Watch + Security Device

Deep Dive into Inputs and Outputs

Deep Dive Menu

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You are encouraged to work collaboratively

Q & A

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